Microjoule (vehicle)

For the unit of energy measurement, see Joule#SI multiples.

Microjoule is a team that builds ultra-efficient vehicles. It is composed of students and advisors at Lycée La Joliverie in St Sébastien sur Loire, France. The team has broken the world record for most efficient gasoline-powered vehicle three times:

1999: 9,845 miles per gallon (approx. 23.891 ml / 100 km).
26 June 2001: 10,227 miles per gallon (approx. 22.999 ml / 100 km) at the annual Shell Eco-Marathon competition.
9 July 2003: 10,705 miles per gallon (approx. 21.972 ml / 100 km) at the annual Shell Eco-Marathon competition.
13 July 2006: 10,127.9 miles per gallon (approx. 23.224 ml / 100 km) at the annual Shell Eco-Marathon competition.
March 2008 or earlier: 7,148 miles on a single gallon of fuel

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